James Buchanan is 2-8 against Boiling Springs since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The James Buchanan Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boiling Springs Bubblers at 4:15 p.m. James Buchanan is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
James Buchanan will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Hanover on Thursday. Everything went James Buchanan's way against Hanover as James Buchanan made off with an 11-1 victory.
Carter Hissong made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hissong has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hissong was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Jake Miller was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Drew Crouse was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Boiling Springs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Greencastle-Antrim on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Matthew McNair, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Keegan Williamson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
James Buchanan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Boiling Springs, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. James Buchanan hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Boiling Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
James Buchanan suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Boiling Springs in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boiling Springs' Mason LaBuda, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that James Buchanan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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